U.S. History
some starting points

 

HistoryWired "a few of our favorite things" from the National Museum of American History.
DEMOGRAPHIC
Census Data for the U.S. 1790-1960.
EXPLORATION
John Wesley Powell explorer of the Colorado River Basin and the Grand Canyon, Scientist, Soldier, Director of the Bureau of Ethnology (1879-1902)
INDEXES
Poole's Plus: Digital Index of the 19th Century U.S. patents, 1790-1873; U.S. government publications, 1774-1881; British House of Commons and House of Lords, 1803-1830
LABOR
Labor Dept Historical information
MAPS
Perry-Castaneda LMC a library collection of maps both recent and old maps worldwide; over 300 U.S.
MUSEUMS
John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum
SOCIAL HISTORY
Historical Publications of the US Commission on Civil Rights reports cover a range of issues: Title IX implementation, immigration, employment, migrant workers, access to health insurance, access to mortgage lending and the civil rights record of President Clinton; searchable PDF format (Thurgood Marshall Law Library)
WAR
Civil War Center promoting the study of the civil war
WWI Posters Colorado College Special Collections
WWII Posters Northwestern University Library

 

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